Social Studies Chapter 8

What was the Stamp Act?

• A group of colonists forced to pay taxes
• A law forcing colonists to pay a tax on all printed matter
• A law that said that the East India Company was the only company allowed to sell tea
• A law saying people had to use 2 stamps on each letter

The effect of Britain needing more money was...

• the Stamp Act passed
• the Stamp Act repealed
• the Townshend Acts passed

The cause of the Stamp Act being repealed was...

• Britain needing more money
• The Colonists protesting the Stamp Act
• Britain ran out of stamps

When Britain needed more money once the Stamp Act was repealed,

• the Stamp Act passed
• the Townshend Acts did not pass
• the Townshend Acts passed

What caused British leaders to pass the Townshend Acts?

• They hoped a show of force would end the boycott
• All their tea was gone
• George Washington asked them to
• They did not want to have any more tariffs on the American Colonies

Britain did not need more money, so they did not impose the Stamp Act and the Townshend Act on the colonists.

• True
• False

As a result of the Colonies not being happy with British taxes, which DID NOT happen?

• Patrick Henry spoke to the House of Burgesses
• The Sons of Liberty was formed
• The Colonists decided to move back to Britain
• The Colonists boycotted British goods

Who was one of the first to speak out against the Stamp Act?

• Patrick Henry
• Samuel Adams
• Benjamin Franklin
• Christopher Gadsden

The Colonies began to unite as Americans due to the British taxation.

• True
• False

Who made tea and wove cloth to support the boycott of British goods?

• The Sons of the American Revolution
• The Sons of Liberty
• The Daughters of the American Revolution
• The Daughters of Liberty